Transparency for Development (T4D)
A diverse array of voices within the international development field have promoted the potential benefits of community-led transparency and accountability, but the evidence that such approaches have an impact is mixed and incomplete. Without this evidence, civil society organizations and their supporters will not have the information they need to target their work in improving the responsiveness of governments and service providers.
Working with local civil society partners across five countries, the Transparency for Development (T4D) project looks to fill this knowledge gap by generating rigorous and actionable evidence about whether, why, and in what contexts local transparency and accountability interventions improve development outcomes. Our goal is to generate actionable evidence for practitioners, researchers, and other stakeholders working to improve health, accountability, and citizen participation.
Click here to view our project brief, which summarizes the design, implementation, evaluation, and emerging findings of the program. The T4D project will continue until the end of September 2019. Our website and project brief will continue to be updated with new analyses, as well as findings from our Phase 2 adaptations in Ghana, Malawi, and Sierra Leone.
What We Do
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Intervention
Design and implement community-driven transparency and accountability interventions in Indonesia and Tanzania to empower citizens and improve health.
Evaluation
Analyze the impact of the interventions using an innovative mixed-methods evaluation approach, leveraging both quantitative and qualitative techniques.
Phase Two Adaptations
In a second phase of work, adapt the intervention for three additional countries to test approaches supporting government-communinty collaboration in improving health.
